Ubisoft Montreal veteran David Michaud-Cromp–who most lately labored on Murderer’s Creed Shadows–has confirmed that he was terminated by the corporate after a 13-year run. Whereas Michaud-Cromp did not disclose a cause for his dismissal, he spoke out in opposition to Ubisoft’s return-to-work mandate in January.
“In the present day, I used to be terminated by Ubisoft, efficient instantly,” wrote Michaud-Cromp on his LinkedIn account. “This was not my determination. I will not be discussing inner particulars or circumstances. I am taking time to regroup and can share subsequent steps when applicable.”
Final week, Michaud-Cromp disclosed that he had been suspended for 3 days with out pay. He added that Ubisoft informed him that it was “associated to public feedback I expressed concerning the corporate’s return-to-office coverage, and based mostly on an alleged breach of the obligation of loyalty.”
Michaud-Cromp’s feedback earlier in January had been crucial of Ubisoft’s return-to-office mandate, which he implied was extra about property values and company oversight than the spirit of collaboration that the corporate touted.
When reached for remark by GameSpot, Ubisoft issued the next assertion:
“Sharing suggestions or opinions respectfully doesn’t result in a dismissal. We have now a transparent Code of Conduct that outlines our shared expectations for working collectively safely and respectfully, which workers overview and signal every year. When that’s breached, our established procedures apply, together with an escalation of measures relying on the character, severity and repetition of the breach.”
Ubisoft lately introduced a drastic restructuring of the corporate together with studio closures and recreation cancellations, in addition to seemingly layoffs sooner or later.